The Honorable Frank L. Racek, Presiding Judge of the East Central Judicial District Court, forwarded proposed amendments to the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, Justice, who serves as Chair of the Joint Procedure Committee. Justice Maring then forwarded the proposal to the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, because the proposal was administrative, not procedural. The proposed amendments are available at http://www.ndcourts.gov/Court/Notices/Notices.htm. Individuals who do not have internet access may contact the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court to obtain a copy of the proposal. The Court considered the matter, and

The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened this 18th day of January, 2012 and the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, and the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order.